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A treasure hunt about Sherlock Holmes

Presentation

This treasure hunt is for years 9 or 10. Its aim is to have students discover who Sherlock Holmes is and learn about him. It can be carried out in one or two lessons.
Some textbooks have a chapter called “Mystery and fiction “. This treasure hunt may help to introduce the theme or take your pupils a step further.

Procedure

You may start with showing a profile of Sherlock Holmes on a transparency or with a video projector. Ask your students to make guesses.

Then, students go on their treasure hunt. Download the printable version here.
When they have finished, they will be able to write Sherlock Holmes’s identity card!
Finally, ask your students to report to the class!

As follow-up work, you may ask your students to write the identity cards of other famous detectives.

Who is Sherlock Holmes? Who created him ? Click here

What are the titles of the 4 Sherlock Holmes novels Arthur Conan Doyle wrote? How many short stories did he write? Click here

When was Sherlock Holmes born? Click here

Find three objects associated with Sherlock Holmes. Click here

Describe Sherlock Holmes. Click here

When and where did Arthur Conan Doyle’s character live? Click here

Find Baker Street in London and write down where it is situated. Click here

What’s Sherlock Holmes's' friend’s name? Click here

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had Sherlock Holmes live mostly in the 19th century. Find an adjective to name this era of British history. Click here

Read some of Sherlock Holmes’s quotations about himself. Enjoy the reading!

For more details visit our special page on Sir Athur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes